I am just past the three week mark. I had a rough first couple of weeks. I have felt better the last couple of days. My problem is I already want to cheat. Last night I wanted something salty so bad. I swear if there had been chips in the house I would have tried to eat them. I ended up getting a green olive and chewing it for days until it was mush. My surgeon seems to have a longer no solid food phase than some I have read about. I have puréed for two more weeks, than soft foods for two after that and then I progress to solid. I am afraid I will try and skip ahead. I am a self pay and the thought of failure and wasting money keeps me stressed. How does everyone keep on track? Do you or have you slipped? What are your secrets to success? Thank you.

I see this stated so many times and I truly do not understand why people choose to call it cheating. Cheating is almost always done to win. In our situations, "cheating" always indicates failure or weakness. Don't despair! We all have weak times, it's natural. But having the idea in your head that you are cheating does not help you win at anything. Recognize it as a weak moment so that you can work on becoming stronger.

Love this perspective and have never heard it quite like this.

Many on here talk of head hunger. At 6 months out I've gotten much of my head hunger under control. I always feed my head hunger but I feed it on plan. If I am no longer hungry, it was real. If it did not satisfy my hunger I would recognize it for what it was and power through using distraction (exercise or other activity). Log it, count it and move on. This is helping me learn what true hunger is...feeding my body nutrients.

If you're a food addict you MUST start building a repertoire of solutions to get through these tough moments.

I am just past the three week mark. I had a rough first couple of weeks. I have felt better the last couple of days. My problem is I already want to cheat. Last night I wanted something salty so bad. I swear if there had been chips in the house I would have tried to eat them. I ended up getting a green olive and chewing it for days until it was mush. My surgeon seems to have a longer no solid food phase than some I have read about. I have puréed for two more weeks, than soft foods for two after that and then I progress to solid. I am afraid I will try and skip ahead. I am a self pay and the thought of failure and wasting money keeps me stressed. How does everyone keep on track? Do you or have you slipped? What are your secrets to success? Thank you.

My surgeon has the exact same program requirements. I'm also 3 weeks out. I'm feeling the exact same way. It's so frustrating! I had a spoonful mac and cheese yesterday and I felt so guilty. The behaviors are so hard to change. I'll be scheduling more therapy appointments.

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